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Page A'22 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 14, 2019 ABOVE: Construction crews recently installed a new floating dock at the public boat launch on Fair Harbor in Grapeview. RIGHT: As of Feb. 28, workers were still in the process of pouring concrete, Herald photos by Dana Kampa Continued from page A-20 The electeds decided to likely des- ignate one side of the dock for tempo- rary tie ups, and one side for actively launching or landing boats. Port commissioner John Anderson offered a brief update on the construc- tion. Crews the day prior poured the final major slab of concrete leading up to the dock. Handrails will be going in soon, as the concrete fully cures. He said the base for the fee payment ki- osk was ready to go, and crews would be able to reinstall the machine once the protective barriers were in place. Signage slated to go up soon offers rules for using the boat launch: Hours of operation will be from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. The launch has a weight limit of 40,000 pounds. Refueling is not allowed on the ramp or in the parking area. U Users cannot drain their hull on theramp. Fireworks cannot be discharged at the boat launch. A public restroom will be located in the parking area. No-wake zones are in effect ac- uses cording to Mason County Ordinance 9.04.130. The zone extends from the bridge to Treasure Island to the south- ern tip of the island. The commissioners planned to in- clude fee information on the port's website, www.portofgrapeview.com. Farmer took a look at funding for the dock construction. She said the port used the last available funding through its development grant from the state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). 'W~e have used up that money, and we're into the acquisition grant," she said. The port's 2019 budget showed it had about $82,000 in RCO funding left to complete the gangway, dock, mitigation, power pole relocation and repaving of roads after the construc- tion, as long as it provided $27,000 in matching funds totalling $109,000. The port has additional RCO fund- ing available through a second acqui- sition grant. The second grant totalled more than $528,000; the port is re- quired to provide matching funds of $132,000. Carlson said he expected to receive a second appraisal within the coming days for the property owned by Rob- grants "labl ert Bianchi, which the port recently voted to condemn. The port budgeted $400,000 to obtain two lots and cover legal fees. The first appraisal from Anderson Appraisal Inc estimated the value at $120,000 per parcel. As part of the future planning, Farmer proposed the port seek options for bringing high-speed internet con- nections to Grapeview through fiber optics. Mason County PUD 3 recently secured additional grant funding as it works to expand its fiberhood pro- gram, which bases which areas get hooked up on community interest. '~When I was a Port of Allyn commis- sioner, I really thought that this was something that needed to be addressed by ports in rural areas," Farmer said. though she noted there wasn't much interest at the time. "I really think the Port of Grapeview would be much bet- ter off, residential- and business-wise for people working out of their homes, if they had fiber optics here. There are a lot of things moving right now." Farmer said she hoped it would be possible for the port to partner with organizations such as PUD 3 to seek grant funding for the tech upgrade. During the previous meeting, Farmer proposed deactivating a little- used PUD 3 meter near the dock as a money-saving measure, but the com- missioners elected to keep it in order to provide lighting at the parking lot. Though the fixture is outdated, Ander- son said he planned to replace it and the bulb soon. The port also looked to solidify plans to hold its regular meeting quar- terly at the community clubhouse in the Mason Benson area in an attempt to strengthen ties to the section of Grapeview. Though winter weather caused de- lays in scheduling, the port's Special Projects Advisory Committee is set to meet later this month to discuss the ongoing projects in Grapeview. As the port looks to wrap up con- struction, Carlson said the commission hopes to officially recognize those who helped make the project possible, with details to come in the coming months. The next regular port meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Horton Community Center, 4350 E. Grape- view Loop Road, Grapeview. Work- ing with port staff, the commissioners planned to publish agenda informa- tion on the port website the Saturday prior to the monthly meetings. + +